> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mauvely.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Settings

> Every preference in the Compose settings dialog: appearance, editing and autosave, shortcuts, export defaults and updates.

**File ▸ Settings…**, or `Ctrl` `,`. Five sections down the left rail.

<Note>
  These settings are about the **editor**, not your course. A course's own colours, typefaces and
  layout live in the [Design tab](/compose/design-tab).
</Note>

## Appearance

### Theme

Light or dark for the Compose interface, or **follow the system**, which tracks your desktop's
light/dark setting automatically.

### Layout

| Setting                     | Default | What it does                                                            |
| --------------------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Show the status strip       | On      | The bar along the bottom with save state, counts and validation notices |
| Open toolbar menus on hover | Off     | Point at File, Edit and so on to open them without clicking             |

### Scaling

**Interface scale** and **dialog scale**, each at 90%, 100%, 110% or 125%. Useful on a very high-
or very low-density display where the whole interface is slightly off.

### Language

Interface language: **automatic** (follow the system), English, Türkçe or Deutsch.

<Warning>
  A language change takes effect **after you restart** Compose.
</Warning>

## Editing

### Starting up

**Reopen the last course on launch** — off by default. On, Compose skips the welcome screen and
goes straight back into the course you had open.

### Saving

| Setting               | Default | What it does                                         |
| --------------------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| Autosave              | On      | Writes changes to the project file in the background |
| Autosave interval     | 5 s     | How long after you stop typing. 2 s, 5 s or 15 s     |
| Autosave notification | On      | A small corner toast each time it saves              |

<Note>
  Autosave only applies once a course has been saved somewhere. A new, untitled course is never
  written to disk behind your back — it waits for you to choose a location.
</Note>

### Blocks

| Setting                           | Default | What it does                                                   |
| --------------------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Confirm before deleting a block   | Off     | Undo already covers this; turn it on if you delete by accident |
| Select a block after inserting it | On      | Opens the Inspector on the new block so you can start editing  |

## Shortcuts

Every rebindable action, grouped by category: Project, Editing, View and Application. Click a
binding and press the keys you want.

* A conflict with another action is shown rather than silently accepted.
* **Reset all shortcuts** returns everything to its default.
* Changes take effect immediately — no restart.

[The full shortcut reference →](/compose/shortcuts)

## Export

### Defaults

| Setting                    | Default    | What it does                                                 |
| -------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Default format             | SCORM 2004 | Applied to **new** courses; each course keeps its own choice |
| Open the folder afterwards | Off        | Reveals the finished package in your file manager            |

## Advanced

### Updates

**Check for updates on startup** — on by default. Compose looks for a newer release shortly after
launch and every six hours after that. A failed check is silent; it never interrupts you with a
dialog.

See [Installation](/get-started/installation#updates) for what happens per platform.

### About

The Compose version, the Qt version it was built against, and the full path to your settings file —
useful when reporting a problem.

## Getting help

**Help ▸ Report a bug…** and **Help ▸ Suggest a feature…** open a form inside the app. Bug reports
automatically attach build and operating-system diagnostics.

<Note>
  Submitting records the report in Compose's own logs rather than sending it to Mauvely — direct
  submission is not switched on yet. Use **Help ▸ Gather logs…** to collect them, and attach the
  result when you get in touch.
</Note>